{"id":912,"date":"2019-09-16T02:29:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T06:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/hooklinescience\/?p=912"},"modified":"2023-07-27T15:49:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T19:49:52","slug":"where-do-north-carolinas-saltwater-anglers-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/hooklinescience\/where-do-north-carolinas-saltwater-anglers-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Do North Carolina\u2019s Saltwater Anglers Live?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Most of our anglers reside close to our coast \u2014 but last year people from dozens of countries and all 50 U.S. states bought licenses to fish N.C. waters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you know anything about recreational fishing, you know that most anglers like to pose for the camera with their trophy catch. When flipping through a local fishing news publication like Fisherman\u2019s Post<\/em>, it is common to see a picture of the angler, the catch, and where that angler lives. Most of the time, the location is somewhere you know. But other times, maybe not, depending on your geographic perspective and your ability to locate counties, states and countries on a map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Knowing where anglers call home is important for both fisheries management and people who want to promote saltwater angling as a pastime. Recording this data as part of fishing license sale transactions also can help managers understand regional trends in participation through time. In addition, it helps fisheries specialists like me think about how to focus and deliver future educational programs based on where anglers live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If we want to better understand our fisheries, we need to better understand our anglers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF), in partnership with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, issues Coastal Recreational Fishing Licenses, or CRFLs (pronounced \u201ccruffles\u201d) for saltwater anglers. Exclusions apply, but in general, most anglers at least 16 years old need a CRFL for recreational saltwater fishing at the North Carolina coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the time of purchase, managers collect other types of information that can help characterize anglers, including where they reside. Visit portal.ncdenr.org\/web\/mf<\/a><\/em> for specific information about CRFL requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\nResearch Need<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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